Kento is a rare variant of Kent that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Kento is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,218 for boy births in the United States (and #21,046 across all names), given to 7 babies. Kento was first reported in SSA data in 1984 and peaked in 2018 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,218 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,523 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #7,113 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,518 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,515 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #4,791 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #5,262 |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | #3,838 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,030 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #4,550 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #4,974 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,603 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,842 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #6,172 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #4,441 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #5,372 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,695 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #5,173 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,435 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,730 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,649 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #5,037 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #4,592 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,753 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #3,917 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,307 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,887 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,763 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,343 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #4,973 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,872 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,082 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,246 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #3,247 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,460 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,993 |